Melancholia in medieval Persian literature: The view of Hidayat of Al-Akhawayni  

作　　者：Behnam Dalfardi Hassan Yarmohammadi Ahmad Ghanizadeh 

机构地区：[1]Student Rese-arch Committee,Shiraz University of Medical Sciences [2]Research Office for the History of Persian Medicine,Shiraz University of Medical Sciences [3]Research Center for Psychiatry and Be-havioral Sciences,Shiraz University of Medical Sciences,Hafez Hospital

出　　处：《World Journal of Psychiatry》2014年第2期37-41,共5页世界精神病学杂志

摘　　要："Melancholia" seems to be the oldest term used to describe the manifestations of depression. Throughout the history of medicine, melancholia has been the focus of consideration of many scholars who have provided varying definitions of this disorder and its manifestations. This continual process has resulted in the gradual development of the concept of melancholia over time. Persian scholars were among the scientists who have studied the melancholia and contributed to its concept. One figure, Al-Akhawayni Bukhari(?-983 AD), a Persian physician whose reputation was based on the treatment of patients with mental problems, investigated this disorder. He described Melancholia and explained its clinical manifestations and treatment methods. AlAkhawayni provided an early classification of the patients suffering from this disorder. Since the medieval Persian concept of melancholia is not well-known, this paper aims to review Al-Akhawayni's 10 th century knowledge on melancholia which can represent the early concept of this disorder in the Near East."Melancholia" seems to be the oldest term used to describe the manifestations of depression. Throughout the history of medicine, melancholia has been the focus of consideration of many scholars who have provided varying definitions of this disorder and its manifestations. This continual process has resulted in the gradual development of the concept of melancholia over time. Persian scholars were among the scientists who have studied the melancholia and contributed to its concept. One figure, Al-Akhawayni Bukhari(?-983 AD), a Persian physician whose reputation was based on the treatment of patients with mental problems, investigated this disorder. He described Melancholia and explained its clinical manifestations and treatment methods. AlAkhawayni provided an early classification of the patients suffering from this disorder. Since the medieval Persian concept of melancholia is not well-known, this paper aims to review Al-Akhawayni's 10 th century knowledge on melancholia which can represent the early concept of this disorder in the Near East.

关 键 词：Al-Akhawayni Bipolar DISORDER Conversion DISORDER Depression MELANCHOLIA PERSIAN Personality disorders PSYCHIATRY 

分 类 号：R749.4[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]